Class of steam locomotives
3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Driver dia. | 43 in (1,092 mm) |
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Adhesive weight | 88 long tons (89 t) |
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Loco weight | 142.1 long tons (144.4 t) |
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Fuel type | Oil |
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Fuel capacity | 2,375 imp gal (10,800 L; 2,852 US gal) |
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Water cap. | 5,250 imp gal (23,900 L; 6,300 US gal) |
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Firebox: | |
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• Grate area | 43.6 sq ft (4.05 m2) |
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Boiler pressure | - 170 psi (1.17 MPa)
- (180 psi (1.24 MPa))
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Heating surface: | |
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• Firebox | 194 sq ft (18.0 m2) |
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• Tubes | 1,856 sq ft (172.4 m2) |
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• Total surface | 2,430 sq ft (226 m2) |
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Superheater:
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• Type | Inside |
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• Heating area | 380 sq ft (35 m2) |
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Cylinders | 4 (Garratt) |
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Cylinder size | 16+1⁄2 in × 22 in (419 mm × 559 mm) |
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Valve gear | Walschaerts |
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Loco brake | Westinghouse type |
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Train brakes | Westinghouse type |
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Performance figures |
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Tractive effort | 42,600 lbf (189.49 kN) |
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Career |
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Operators | - Kenya-Uganda Railway (KUR)
- → East African Railways (EAR)
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Class | - KUR: EC2 class
- EAR: 52 class
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Number in class | 10 |
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The KUR EC2 class, later known as the EAR 52 class, was a class of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge 4-8-2+2-8-4 Garratt-type articulated steam locomotives operated by the Kenya-Uganda Railway (KUR) and the East African Railways (EAR).
Production
The ten members of the class were ordered by the KUR. Unusually, they were built by North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow, Scotland, instead of Beyer, Peacock & Co., the builder of all the KUR's other Garratt locomotives.
Service history
The whole class entered service in 1931, and its members were later operated by the KUR's successor, the EAR, both in Kenya/Uganda and in Tanzania.
Class list
The numbers, build dates and names of each member of the class were as follows:
Builder's number | KUR number | EAR number | Name | Notes | 24070 | 67 | 5201 | Busoga | | 24071 | 68 | 5202 | Kavirondo | | 24072 | 69 | 5203 | Mubendi | | 24073 | 70 | 5204 | Turkana | | 24074 | 71 | 5205 | Nyeri | | 24075 | 72 | 5206 | Kiambu | | 24076 | 73 | 5207 | Nzoia | | 24077 | 74 | 5208 | Isiolo | | 24078 | 75 | 5209 | Nakuru | | 24079 | 76 | 5210 | Entebbe | | |
See also
References
Notes
Bibliography
- Durrant, A E (1981). Garratt Locomotives of the World (rev. and enl. ed.). Newton Abbot, Devon, UK; North Pomfret, Vt, USA: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-7641-1. OCLC 9326294.
- Durrant, A E; Lewis, C P; Jorgensen, A A (1981). Steam in Africa. London: Hamlyn. ISBN 978-0-600-34946-4. OCLC 9014344. OL 15088099M. Wikidata Q111363476.
- Patience, Kevin (1976), Steam in East Africa: a pictorial history of the railways in East Africa, 1893-1976, Nairobi: Heinemann Educational Books (E.A.) Ltd, OCLC 3781370, Wikidata Q111363477
- Ramaer, Roel (1974). Steam Locomotives of the East African Railways. David & Charles Locomotive Studies. Newton Abbot, North Pomfret: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-6437-6. OCLC 832692810. OL 5110018M. Wikidata Q111363478.
- Ramaer, Roel (2009). Gari la Moshi: Steam Locomotives of the East African Railways. Malmö: Stenvalls. ISBN 978-91-7266-172-1. OCLC 502034710. Wikidata Q111363479.
- Staff writer (June 1957). "The "52" Class Locomotives" (PDF). East African Railways and Harbours Magazine. 3 (2). East African Railways and Harbours: 92. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
External links
Media related to KUR EC2 class at Wikimedia Commons
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